Wikipedia:
AM is an American songwriter, musician, composer and producer born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, raised in New Orleans, and currently residing in the Los Angeles Echo Park neighborhood in California. AM or A.M. refers to his band and is also the moniker for this artist. AM has had over 100 songs featured in television shows and movies.
Career
AM has toured with bands such as the French band AIR, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Caetano Veloso, Shawn Lee, and Josh Rouse.
AM released a collaboration with London based producer and multi-instrumentalist Shawn Lee entitled Celestial Electric. After AM heard Lee's "Music and Rhythm" album on the radio in Los Angeles he decided to reach out to Lee on Myspace. The two became quick friends sharing a common love for 60's psychedelia and 70's Italian soundtracks. . The first single from the album "Dark Into Light" was released on gold colored, limited edition 12" vinyl on the Ubiquity label in honor of Record Store Day.
AM's critically acclaimed debut album Troubled Time has had all 10 songs featured in films and television shows. When Gary Jules brought his PA into a little coffee shop and began booking songwriter nights, he invited AM to come up and play and this was the beginning of what is now known as one of the most established singer/songwriter venues in the country, the Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, California. AM credits KCRW's Nic Harcourt who started playing AM's demos for being the first to play his music on the radio show "Morning Becomes Eclectic".
AM has been featured many times in the "Indie Spotlight" under Alternative and Singer/Songwriter in the iTunes Store.
AM won the "Best singer/Songwriter of the Year"award at the LA Weekly Music Awards where Brian Wilson also accepted the award for Lifetime Achievement. iTunes named AM's debut album "Troubled Times" "Best Singer/Songwriters Album of the Year" on iTunes.
AM is an alumnus of Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a bachelors degree in Philosophy.
In addition to the above, his music has also been featured on shows such as MTV's The Hills, and HBO's Big Love, ABC's Men In Trees, and he has been given reference in the music publications Billboard (magazine) and Performing Songwriter Magazine.
AM performed on the main stage at the 2009 and 2011 Voodoo Music Festival in New Orleans with Duran Duran, Flaming Lips, and Muse. AM performed on the main stage at Dfest in Tulsa, Oklahoma with The Roots, All American Rejects, and Paramore. He has been compared to Wilco, Beck, Jackson Browne, John Lennon, Coldplay, Nada Surf, Pete Yorn, Phoenix, The Fruit Bats, and the late Elliott Smith.
AM has cited The Flaming Lips, Wilco, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jorge Ben, The Byrds, Johnny Cash, McCoy Tyner, and Lou Reed among his influences.
Television song appearances
Greys Anatomy"Boundaries"Criminal Minds"City Boy"Royal Pains - episode 205 (Mano a Mano)"Self Preservation"Friday Night Lights - episode 402 (After The Fall)"What You Hide"Real World: New Orleans - episode 2402"Self Preservation"Men In Trees - Season 1 episode (Take It Like A Man)"Playing The Game"Dog The Bounty Hunter episode 232-233"Running Away"Trust Me - episode"Playing The Game"Greek - episode 2024"Troubled Times"The Real World: Washington D.C. - episode 2303 (Playboys and Proper Proportion)"Live A Lie (Instrumental)"Knight Rider - episode 16 (Knight And The City)"Stepping Stone"Brothers and Sisters - 2-Hour Special episode (Troubled Waters)"Live A Lie"iCarly - episode 213 (iKiss)"Running Away"Zoey 101 - episode (Back To PCA)"City Syndrome"Zoey 101 - episode (Back To PCA)"Mainstay"Zoey 101 - episode (Robot Wars)"Running Away"Zoey 101 - episode (Time Capsule)"Playing The Game"Zoey 101 - episode (Time Capsule)"Wayside"Big Love - episode 108"Gone Away"Greek - episode 116"Troubled Times"The Hills - episode 317“City Syndrome”Kyle XY - episode 210 (House Of Cards)"We Will Remain"Kyle XY - episode 210 (House Of Cards)""What You Hide"Kyle XY - Season 2 (Hands On A Hybrid)""We Will Remain"Life As We Know It - episode 102"Troubled Times"What About Brian - episode 101 "Two In Twenty-Four""Playing The Game"What About Brian - episode 101"Mainstay"Zoey 101 - episode 202"Playing The Game"Cheyenne"City Syndrome"Reunited: The Real World Vegas - episode 01"Wayside"The Bad Girls Club - episode 213 Cordelia And The Cha"Wayside"The Bad Girls Club - episode This Is Not The Amber Show"Everybody's Jesus"The Bad Girls Club - episode"Troubled Times"
Film song appearances
Spread - Starring Ashton Kutcher and Anne Heche and directed by David Mackenzie. The film was released under the name L.A. Gigolo in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, as Toy Boy in France, Germany and the Netherlands, American Playboy in Spain and S-Lover in South Korea. The film was released on 17 January at the Sundance Film Festival and was released on August 14, 2009 in theaters."Mainstay"Wake - Directed by Ellie Kanner, starring Danny Masterson, Bijou Phillips, and Jane Seymore"Hear Me Sing"The Naked ApeDreamland - Starring Gina Gershon, Justin Long"Mainstay"Dreamland - Starring Gina Gershon, Justin Long"Troubled Times"Butterfly Effect 2- American psychological thriller film directed by John R. Leonetti, starring Eric Lively, Erica Durance, Dustin Milligan and Gina HoldenFlakes - American comedy film, directed by Michael Lehmann and starring Aaron Stanford and Zooey Deschanel."Gone Away"99 PiecesMan Maid
Music videos
"Dark Into Light" directed by A Bigger Plan"Grand Opinion" directed by Blake West"Self Preservation" directed by Blake West"Hear Me Sing" directed by Gus Black"It's Been So Long" directed by Gus Black
Radio
Regular rotation airplay on KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic,” “New Ground” and the Nationally-syndicated “Sounds Eclectic”Performed live on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic with Jason BentleyPerformed live on KEXPPerformed live on WFUVPerformed live on OPMPerformed live on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic with Nic Harcourt
Awards
Best Singer Songwriter of the Year- LA Weekly"Best Albums of 2010" - Rough Trade"Best Album of 2009" - iTunes
Composer
Man Maid- AM co-composed this film with Tom Hiel.
